Wuthering Heights — Page 2
Vinegar-faced Joseph projected his head from a round window of the barn.
酢のような顔をしたジョゼフが、納屋の丸窓から頭を突き出した。
"What are ye for?" he shouted. "T' maister's down i' t' fowld. Go round by th' end o' t' laith, if ye went to spake to him."
「何の用だ？」と彼は叫んだ。「旦那様は囲いの中におられる。話しかけたいなら、納屋の端を回っていけ。」
"Is there nobody inside to open the door?" I hallooed, responsively.
「中に誰かドアを開けてくれる人はいないのか？」と私は大声で応えた。
"There's nobbut t' missis; and shoo'll not oppen 't an ye mak' yer flaysome dins till neeght."
「奥様しかおらんが、あんたがそんな恐ろしい騒ぎを夜まで続けたって、開けてはくれんよ。」
"Why? Cannot you tell her whom I am, eh, Joseph?"
「なぜだ？私が誰であるか、奥様に伝えてくれないのか、ジョゼフ？」
"Nor-ne me! I'll hae no hend wi't," muttered the head, vanishing.
「わしは知らん！そんなことには関わらんぞ」と頭はつぶやいて、消えた。
The snow began to drive thickly.
雪が激しく吹きつけ始めた。
I seized the handle to essay another trial; when a young man without coat, and shouldering a pitchfork, appeared in the yard behind.
私はもう一度試みようとして取っ手を掴んだ。すると、上着も着ずに干し草用フォークを肩に担いだ若者が、裏庭に現れた。
He hailed me to follow him, and, after marching through a wash-house, and a paved area containing a coal-shed, pump, and pigeon-cot, we at length arrived in the huge, warm, cheerful apartment where I was formerly received.
彼は私についてくるよう呼びかけ、洗い場と、石炭小屋、ポンプ、鳩小屋のある石畳の区画を通り抜けた後、私がかつて迎え入れられた、広くて暖かく陽気な部屋にようやく到着した。
It glowed delightfully in the radiance of an immense fire, compounded of coal, peat, and wood; and near the table, laid for a plentiful evening meal, I was pleased to observe the "missis," an individual whose existence I had never previously suspected.
部屋は石炭、泥炭、薪を燃やした巨大な炉の光の中で心地よく輝いており、豊かな夕食の支度が整ったテーブルの近くに、私がそれまでその存在を全く知らなかった「奥様」がいるのを見て、私は喜んだ。
I bowed and waited, thinking she would bid me take a seat.
私はお辞儀をして、彼女が座るよう勧めてくれるだろうと思いながら待った。
She looked at me, leaning back in her chair, and remained motionless and mute.
彼女は椅子にもたれかかって私を見つめ、身動きもせず黙ったままでいた。
"Rough weather!" I remarked. "I'm afraid, Mrs.
「荒れた天気ですね！」と私は言った。「申し訳ありませんが、奥様、
Vocabulary
- 酢
- su — Vinegar; sour condiment used in cooking
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- よう
- yō — Appearing like; resembling; seeming as if
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle
- 顔
- kao — Face; facial expression
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of verb 'suru' (to do)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 納屋
- naya — Barn; storage shed for farm equipment
- 丸窓
- marumado — Round window; circular opening in wall
- から
- kara — From; out of; indicating starting point
- 頭
- atama — Head; the upper part of one's body
- 突き出し
- tsukidashi — Sticking out; protruding something forward
- 何
- nani — What; interrogative pronoun for things
- 用
- yō — Business; errand; purpose for visiting
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'is/are'
- と
- to — Quotation particle; and; with
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 叫ん
- sakеbn — Shouted; cried out loudly (conjunctive form)
- 旦那様
- dannasama — Master; respectful term for male employer
- 囲い
- kakoi — Enclosure; fenced-off area or compound
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; the interior of something
- に
- ni — Location/direction/indirect object particle
- おら
- ora — Dialectal first-person pronoun; I/me (informal)
- れる
- reru — Passive or honorific auxiliary verb suffix
- 話しかけ
- hanashikake — Addressing someone; starting to speak to
- たい
- tai — Expresses desire; want to do something
- なら
- nara — If; conditional conjunction assuming a premise
- 端
- hashi — Edge; end; corner of something
- 回っ
- mawatte — Going around; circling (conjunctive form)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- いけ
- ike — Go (imperative); proceed somewhere
- 誰
- dare — Who; interrogative pronoun for a person
- か
- ka — Question particle or indefinite marker
- ドア
- doa — Door; entryway (borrowed from English)
- 開け
- ake — Opening; to open something (conjunctive form)
- くれる
- kureru — To give (to me/my side); do a favor
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; individual
- い
- i — To exist; to be (for animate beings)
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist/not
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 大声
- ōgoe — Loud voice; shouting at high volume
- で
- de — By means of; at; with (instrumental particle)
- 応え
- kotae — Response; reply; answering back to someone
- 奥様
- okusama — Madam; respectful term for someone's wife
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (with negative predicate)
- ん
- n — Informal negative or explanatory contraction
- あんた
- anta — You; informal second-person pronoun
- そんな
- sonna — Such; that kind of; like that
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; dreadful; horrifying
- 騒ぎ
- sawagi — Commotion; uproar; noisy disturbance
- 夜
- yoru — Night; evening; the nighttime hours
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing; keep doing (conjunctive form)
- って
- tte — Quotation/topic particle (informal)
- くれ
- kure — Give me; do for me (plain imperative)
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle for assertion/emphasis
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects)
- 伝え
- tsutae — Conveying; communicating; passing on information
- わし
- washi — I; me; old-fashioned masculine first person
- 知ら
- shira — Know; be aware of (stem form)
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer
- 関わら
- kakawarа — Getting involved; having to do with (stem)
- ぞ
- zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle (masculine)
- つぶやい
- tsubuyai — Muttered; murmured softly (conjunctive form)
- 消え
- kie — Disappearing; vanishing (conjunctive form)
- 雪
- yuki — Snow; frozen precipitation
- 激しく
- hageshiku — Violently; intensely; fiercely; severely
- 吹きつけ
- fukitsuke — Blowing against; pelting with wind or snow
- 始め
- hajime — Beginning; starting (something)
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; another (once more)
- 一度
- ichido — Once; one time
- 試み
- kokoromi — Attempt; try; an effort at something
- 取っ手
- totte — Handle; knob; grip for opening a door
- 掴ん
- tsukан — Grasping; grabbing hold of (conjunctive form)
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 上着
- uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on top
- も
- mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle)
- 着
- ki — Wearing; putting on (clothing) stem form
- ず
- zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive suffix
- フォーク
- fōku — Fork; pronged tool (borrowed from English)
- 肩
- kata — Shoulder; upper part of the arm joint
- 担い
- ninai — Shouldering; carrying on one's shoulder
- 若者
- wakamono — Young person; youth; young individual
- 裏庭
- uraniwa — Backyard; garden behind a building
- 現れ
- araware — Appearing; showing up (conjunctive form)
- ついて
- tsuite — Following; accompanying (conjunctive form)
- くる
- kuru — To come; to approach the speaker
- 呼びかけ
- yobikake — Calling out to; addressing someone directly
- 洗い場
- araiba — Washing area; place for washing things
- ポンプ
- ponpu — Pump; device for moving water (loan word)
- 石畳
- ishidatami — Cobblestone; stone-paved pathway or street
- 区画
- kukaku — Plot; section; divided area or block
- 通り抜け
- tōrinuke — Passing through; going through an area
- 後
- ato — After; later; behind in time or space
- かつて
- katsute — Once; formerly; in the past
- 迎え入れ
- mukaeire — Welcoming in; ushering someone inside
- られ
- rare — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix
- 広く
- hiroku — Widely; spaciously; in a broad manner
- 暖かく
- atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm comfortable manner
- 陽気
- yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively and pleasant atmosphere
- 部屋
- heya — Room; enclosed living or working space
- ようやく
- yōyaku — Finally; at last; barely managing to
- 到着
- tōchaku — Arrival; reaching a destination
- 石炭
- sekitan — Coal; black fossil fuel for burning
- 薪
- maki — Firewood; wood cut for burning in fire
- 燃やし
- moyashi — Burning; setting something alight (conjunctive)
- 巨大
- kyodai — Huge; gigantic; enormous in size
- 炉
- ro — Fireplace; hearth; furnace for burning fuel
- 光
- hikari — Light; brightness; radiance
- 心地よく
- kokochiyoku — Comfortably; pleasantly; in a cozy manner
- 輝い
- kagayai — Shining; glowing; gleaming brightly (conjunctive)
- おり
- ori — Being (humble/progressive form of 'iru')
- 豊か
- yutaka — Abundant; rich; plentiful in amount
- 夕食
- yūshoku — Dinner; evening meal
- 支度
- shitaku — Preparation; getting things ready
- 整っ
- totonot — Being arranged; prepared; in order (conjunctive)
- テーブル
- tēburu — Table; flat-surfaced furniture (loan word)
- 近く
- chikaku — Near; nearby; in the vicinity of
- それ
- sore — That; it; referring to something nearby
- その
- sono — That (adjective); referring to nearby thing
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; presence; being there
- 全く
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negative)
- なかっ
- nakatt — Was not; did not exist (past negative)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- 見
- mi — Seeing; looking (stem form of 'miru')
- 喜ん
- yorokon — Being pleased; rejoicing (conjunctive form)
- お辞儀
- ojigi — Bow; bowing one's head as a greeting
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun
- 座る
- suwaru — To sit down; to take a seat
- 勧め
- susume — Recommendation; urging someone to do something
- だろう
- darō — Probably; presumably; conjecture expression
- 思い
- omoi — Thinking; feeling; thought (conjunctive form)
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- 待っ
- matte — Waiting; remaining until something happens
- 椅子
- isu — Chair; seat for one person
- もたれかかっ
- motarekakatte — Leaning against; resting on (conjunctive form)
- 見つめ
- mitsume — Staring at; gazing fixedly at something
- 身動き
- miugoki — Body movement; stirring; shifting position
- せ
- se — Causative stem or negative command form
- 黙っ
- damatte — Staying silent; keeping quiet (conjunctive form)
- まま
- mama — As is; remaining in a certain state
- 荒れ
- are — Rough; stormy; wild conditions (conjunctive)
- 天気
- tenki — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside
- です
- desu — Polite copula; is/are (formal ending)
- ね
- ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement or confirmation
- 言っ
- itte — Saying; having said (conjunctive form)
- 申し訳
- mōshiwake — Apology; excuse; expressing one's regret
- あり
- ari — Existence; there is (formal conjunctive form)
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative ending; please (formal)
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